‘Kindergarten Cop’ child star Christian Cousins dies at just 43: ‘He was full of passion’

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The “Knots Landing” alum, according to his brother’s recent Instagram tribute, battled liver disease before his passing.

Child star Christian Cousins, best known for “Kindergarten Cop” and “Knots Landing,” has died. He was 43.

The actor’s brother Jonas Roeser shared the tragedy via Instagram in October.

“It’s hard to share that my brother, Christian Cousins, has passed away,” he captioned last month’s tribute, claiming Cousins suffered from liver disease prior to his passing.

Roeser noted that he didn’t meet Christian and his twin brother, Joseph “Joey” Cousins until he was in college.

“[They] are my brothers through my biological father. They grew up in California while I was in Washington,” he explained. “Before that, I grew up watching them on television in ‘Knots Landing’ and the lead role of Dominic in ‘Kindergarten Cop’ with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

“But those roles are only a small part of how I’ll remember Christian,” Roeser clarified. “He was a character, full of passion and energy, with big stories and even bigger dreams.”

Adding that Christian “had been very sick” before his death, Soeser continued, “It brings me comfort to believe he is now in heaven with his mother, free from the pain he was carrying.”

He concluded with a message to his sibling, reading, “Rest easy, Christian. I hope your soul is at rest and that you’ve found peace. You are my brother and you will be missed.”

Christian and Joey were born in March 1983 in Orange County, California.

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